images

Using
old family photographs just might provide important clues to our
ancestors’ lives. Sometimes you think just having a photo of your
great grandmother is enough but you might have overlooked some clues
in that photo to better date the photo and to provide personal
information.
You
might learn
what they liked or what
their jobs were...

Another often overlooked resource for photos of family members is the FamilySearch.org Memories. Someone could have posted a vintage photo for their family tree and there just might be a tie-in to your family.
Once you are signed in to FamilySearch.org, you can do a search on your ancestor’s name or surname by clicking on “Find” in the toolb...

If you have studied some of the family photos from any time frame notice a striking similarity with a living relative. Your niece, a sister, uncle etc living today could very well look like a great-grandmother, a great uncle, or 2nd cousin. After all, it is in the genes one's characteristics.
Some of the similar appears could be their physical fe...

The Google search engine is not just for text and websites but a section is titled Google Images. Researchers can search for images of all kinds on Google Images. Some of the types of interesting images can be a photograph of old buildings related to the family history, old maps showing the location of the family farm, pictures of present-day rela...

When you have the opportunity to visit a family hometown cemetery, make sure you get all the right photos, you may not visit it very often.
Number one is a photo of the cemetery entrance with its full name. You might think you will remember, but maybe not.
Next when you are at the family grave plots take many different shots from different angles...

It has happened countless times, you have a box with treasured family photos covering many decades and there are no names for the individuals in the photos, no location or time frame. If only your ancestors had labeled those photos!!
Well, don't you be guilty of that lack of labeling. If you scan all your photos and have them labeled that method, ...

An item from the past ... photo slides, a very popular method of sharing images taken. Using slide film one took them to a processor and they were made into square negative images that were then viewed in a slide projector on a screen, large size so everyone could view them. There were even smaller individual slide viewers which were used.
Now, ...

The use of postcards carrying an illustration or photo on one side and then a place to write a brief message on the other side has been very popular for nearly 150 years. Ever corner of the earth has had postcards produced to showcase a town, street, business, shop, groups, attraction, an individual’s home and even individuals themselves. What a ...

FamilySearch.org has massive files done by volunteers to index censuses, draft cards, death certificates, and other similar records that were made on pre-printed forms because the information contained in them is consistent and standardized. Those are the easy records to make available for your researching of an ancestor.
What can be difficult are...

If you know of a couple getting married in the near future, there is a unique gift you can create for their special day.
It is a 'Photo Tree' with the bride's and the groom's family represented. Now you will need to contact several family members on both sides to get the necessary photos for this creation, along with the names of the bride's and g...